Hyperpolarized Xe MR imaging of alveolar gas uptake in humans.

Hyperpolarized Xe MR imaging of alveolar gas uptake in humans.

One of the central physiological functions of the lungs is to transfer inhaled gases from the alveoli to pulmonary capillary blood. However, current measures of alveolar gas uptake provide only global information and thus lack the sensitivity and specificity needed to account for regional variations...

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Main Authors: Zackary I Cleveland, Gary P Cofer, Gregory Metz, Denise Beaver, John Nouls, S Sivaram Kaushik, Monica Kraft, Jan Wolber, Kevin T Kelly, H Page McAdams, Bastiaan Driehuys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2922382?pdf=render

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